Tonight we have just four games being played. First up...
The Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Tomas Vokoun will play in the nets. Washington opened with Dennis Wideman scoring his fourth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Mike Knuble and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on in the second period on another Wideman power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich. Toronto got on the board with the eighteenth of the season by Phil Kessel, with helpers provided by Tyler Bozak and Joffrey Lupul. Washington got it back when Nicklas Backstrom sent his eleventh of the year into the net, with the help of Wideman and Alexander Semin on the power play. The Maple Leafs got even closer with the third of the season for Cody Franson, an unassisted goal. The Capitals iced it 4-2 with Wideman notching his sixth of the year to complete a power play hat trick, and assisting him this time were John Carlson and Backstrom. The three stars were Wideman, Backstrom, and Ovechkin.
Into Buffalo, where the Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Ryan Miller have control of the cages. Buffalo struck first on the seventh of the season by Derek Roy, with assists from Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis. Florida tied it on a power play goal by Jason Garrison, his ninth of the year, powered by Tomas Fleischmann and Kris Versteeg. The game went into overtime, where the Sabres took it as Jason Pominville deposited his tenth of the campaign, via Paul Szczechura and Jordan Leopold. Pominville, Roy, and Stafford were the three stars.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Chris Mason stand between the pipes. Dustin Byfuglien put Winnipeg on the board first with his sixth of the season, thanks to Blake Wheeler. The Jets extended the lead on Evander Kanes's fifteenth of the year, and once again Wheeler had the lone assist. Winnipeg padded the lead farther in the third period as Tim Stapleton made his third of the season, a power play goal coming off of Kyle Wellwood and Byfuglien. The Jets rolled on as Bryan Little scored his ninth of the year on the power play, courtesy of Kane and Wheeler, the latter finishing a sock trick. Mike Murphy came on in relief of Ward at this point. Carolina got on the board when Justin Faulk scored in the third period, assisted by Jaroslav Spacek and Eric Staal. The Hurricanes pulled closer with the sixth of the campaign by Brandon Sutter, a power play goal, powered by Tim Gleason and Spacek. The final was 4-2, and the three stars were Wheeler, Byfuglien, and Mason (23 for 25 in saves), while Spacek and Kane also played well.
Finally, a little farther west, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamovand Nikolai Khabibulin got the starting nods. Edmonton was first on the board with the second of the season by Sam Gagner, an unassisted power play goal. The Oilers tacked on another as Ben Eager sank his second of the year, thanks to Eric Belanger and Ryan Jones. Colorado got on the board when Jay McClement scored his fifth of the season, with helpers provided by Daniel Winnik and Ryan O'Byrne. Edmonton got it back with Jordan Eberle's eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Gagner and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers kept going with a late second period goal from Gagner, his second of the game and third of the season, fueled by Nugent-Hopkins and Eberle. The third period was silent, giving Edmonton a 4-1 win, and the three stars were handed to Gagner, Nugent-Hopkins, and Khabibulin (28 for 29 in saves), while Eberle also played well.
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